1、It the train pulled into the station he found that his suitcase was gone.
A. was until， when B. was until that
C. wasn’t until， when D. wasn’t until， that
2、In the centre of the garden________a large number of people.
A．seats
B．seat
C．is seated
D．are seated
3、I _______ her to buy the house _______ the windows face south, but she didn’t take my advice.
A.advised; whose B.persuaded; of which
C.tried to persuade; of which D.meant to suggest; whose
4、I ______ to send Peter a gift to congratulate him on his marriage, but I couldn’t manage it.
A．have hoped
B．hoped
C．had hoped
D．hopes
5、We are all looking forward ______ the Great Wall during the National Day.
A．to visiting
B．to visit
C．for visiting
D．for a visit to
6、—Mum , what did the doctor say ?
—He advised me to live _________ the air is fresher.
A. if B. because C. where D. when
7、When the whole world is rainy，let’s make it________ in our heart．
A． clean B． clear C． tidy D． tiny
8、Shortly after the earthquake, many people hurried to the hospital to_______ their blood.
A. donate B. share C. exchange D. promote
9、— Sorry, but I still don’t quite understand that phrase.
—OK, let me make another sentence to its meaning.
A. bring about B. bring up
C. bring out D. bring in
10、The day _____ Nelson Mandela helped me was one of my happiest.
A. which B. when C. that D. why
11、–– What sort of sweets do you like?
–– ______ with chocolate inside.
A. Many B. Such C. Ones D. Each
12、Making mistakes doesn't matter a lot; what really makes a difference is whether you can correct them____they get worse.
A. as B.after C. when D.before
13、________ the project, they decided to stay there for another week.
A．Not completing
B．Not having completed
C．Not completed
D．Having not completed
14、When asked if he was disappointed with his failure ____ the gold medal, the athlete responded just with a smile.
A. to win B. winning C. won D. to be won
15、—Why don’t you buy an Audi instead of that car?
— I’d love to, but I can’t that right now.
A. have B. afford C. spend D. Pay
16、Time may seem to stand ______ for those of us in prison, but it did not stop for those outside.
A．firm
B．still
C．even
D．aside
17、Parents often have high expectations for their children. ，it is Chinese parents who are trying their best to make their children nearly good at every subject.
A. Personally B. Basically
C. Hopefully D. Typically
18、 --- You must have spoken to him today.
---- ________, I haven’t.
A. As a matter of fact B. Generally speaking
C. Unluckily D. You are right.
19、As we know, it will still be some years before all the metro lines in Suzhou _____ into operation.
A.will be put B.are put C.will have been put D.are being put
20、Carbon emissions from human activities are partly to ______ our warming planet.
A．be blamed for
B．be blamed on
C．blame on
D．blame for
21、In the winter of 1664-65, a bitter cold fell on London in the days before Christmas. Above the city, an unusually bright comet (彗星) shot across the sky, exciting much prediction of a snow storm. Outside the city wall, a woman was announced dead of a disease that was spreading in that area. Her house was locked up and the phrase “Lord Have Mercy On Us” was painted on the door in red.
By the following Christmas, the virus that had killed the woman would go on to kill nearly 100,000 people living in and around London — almost a third of those who did not flee.
In The Great Plague (瘟疫), historian A. Lloyd Moote and microbiologist Dorothy C. Moote provide a deeply informed account of this plague year. Reading the book, readers are taken from the palaces of the city’s wealthiest citizens to the poor areas where the vast majority of Londoners were living, and to the surrounding countryside with those who fled. The Mootes point out that, even at the height of the plague, the city did not fall into chaos. Doctors, nurses and the church staff remained in the city to care for the sick; city officials tried their best to fight the crisis with all the legal tools; and commerce continued even as businesses shut down.
To describe life and death in and around London, the authors focus on the experiences of nine individuals. Through their letters and diaries, the Mootes offer fresh descriptions of key issues in the history of the Great Plague: how different communities understood and experienced the disease; how medical, religious, and government bodies reacted; how well the social order held together; the economic and moral dilemmas people faced when debating whether to flee the city; and the nature of the material, social, and spiritual resources supporting those who remained. Based on humanity (人性), the authors offer a masterful portrait of a city and its inhabitants attacked by — and daringly resisting — unimaginable horror.
【1】What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A．A comet always follows a storm.
B．London was under an approaching threat.
C．London was prepared for the disease.
D．The woman was the beginning of the disease.
【2】What do the Mootes say about London during the Great Plague?
A．The city remained organized.
B．The plague spared the rich areas.
C．The people tried a lot in vain.
D．The majority fled and thus survived.
【3】Why do the Mootes focus on the nine individuals?
A．They were famous people in history.
B．They all managed to survive the Plague.
C．They provided vivid stories of humanity.
D．They united by thinking and acting as one.
【4】What’s the purpose of this text?
A．To introduce a new book.
B．To correct a misunderstanding.
C．To report a new research.
D．To show respect to the authors.
22、Being a leader in any environment earns you trust among peers and helps you get things done, whatever the task is.【1】
Assess yourself.【2】It’s about looking at yourself objectively, seeing your behaviors and attitudes from outside, and observing how you may come across to other people. For instance, you may know your intentions are good, but perhaps your expression doesn’t quite translate that.
Be a good problem-solver.【3】So being quick on your feet and decisive in how you deal with problems will put you ahead of the game as a leader.
【4】You don’t have to agree with everything someone says, but you must be willing to receive feedback about your own performance, as well as opinions on other important issues. Being flexible and curious about the wants, needs, and ideas of others will develop a much more respectful, effective, and positive environment for everyone.
Encourage others. Building leadership skills requires knowing how to work well with people. Staying in the know about what goes on in your community is important, but responding to that information with enthusiasm is equally significant.【5】
A．Accept feedback front leaders.
B．Be open to the opinions of others.
C．Problem-solving means finding problems first.
D．Let us show you how to develop leadership skills.
E．Building leadership skills requires plenty of self-awareness.
F．Unexpected challenges will arise often and at a lightning speed.
G．So be a source of positivity and support others in working toward their own goals.
23、 “The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.
A single angry word has lost many a friend. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.” “Keep cool”, says George Herbert, “for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.”
To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “Anger,” says Pythagoras, “brings with folly (愚蠢) and ends with regret.” You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.
Self-control is man’s last greatest victory.
If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feelings. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also.
【1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A．The greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself.
B．If a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful.
C．To control oneself is the most difficult in one’s life.
D．One’s moral freedom is based on the control of himself.
【2】What is the correct interpretation of “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad”?
A．If the gods want to kill you, they make you crazy first.
B．If you always lose your temper, you will soon be finished.
C．If you cannot control yourself, you will become crazy.
D．If you are mad, you will be punished by the gods.
【3】If a man lacks self-control, he lacks all of the following EXCEPT ________.
A．strong feelings.
B．the very backbone and nerve of character.
C．self-confidence.
D．the patience and power to control himself.
【4】The author’s main purpose in writing this article is to ________.
A．tell people the importance of self-control.
B．teach people how to control themselves in order to make great success.
C．inform people what self-control is.
D．advise people to control themselves and keep more friends so as to succeed.
24、Overheating is a serious issue for birds flying long distances, and paler feathers that reflect more of the sun’s heat may be one of the ways they cope.
The latest study of nearly all of the 10000 or so bird species has found that the farther birds migrate (迁徙), the paler their feathers tend to be. This is probably because it helps birds flying in sunlight to keep cools, says Kaspar Delhey at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen, Germany. “Feather colour is extremely diverse and many factors can drive the evolution of colours, of which migration is only one.”
Several recent studies suggest that overheating is more of a problem for birds flying long distances than previously thought. For instance, sensors have shown that the body heat of migrating eider ducks can rise so high that they have to stop flying.
Another study found that some migrating birds fly much higher during the day than they do at night, despite having to spend more energy staying high in thinner air. This suggests that the heat of the sun makes them much more likely to overheat, and made Delhey and his colleagues wonder whether migrating birds have lighter feathers to help them cope.
The researchers used photos from the Handbook of the Birds of the World to rate the lightness of birds’ feathers from 0 to 100, treating males and females as separate species because colour is so often different between the sexes. They found that short-distance migrants were significantly lighter than birds that didn’t migrate, and long-distance migrants were significantly lighter than short-distance migrants, even without taking into account factors such as body size or the environmental conditions where birds live.
One possible result of the phenomenon is that migrating birds are going to find it even harder to stay cool as the planet heats up. Rising temperatures may force darker species to fly only during the night while migrating, says Delhey, or to fly even higher during the day. These responses will probably involve costs, which may reduce individual survival, with potential negative consequences at the population level, he says.
【1】What has the latest study found?
A．Migrating birds usually fly at night to avoid strong sunlight.
B．Birds have to stop flying often when migrating to have a rest.
C．The longer distance the birds migrate, the lighter their feathers become.
D．The feather colour of birds is extremely diverse and many factors can drive it.
【2】Why do some birds fly higher during the day?
A．To save energy.
B．To cool themselves.
C．To breathe fresh air.
D．To escape from enemies.
【3】What is a potential cost that dark birds pay to fly higher or only at night?
A．They may decline in population.
B．They may have smaller bodies.
C．They may fail to migrate.
D．They may take longer to migrate.
【4】Where is the passage most likely to be taken from?
A．A physiology journal.
B．An animal book.
C．An environment magazine.
D．A science section in newspaper.
25、April Fool’s Day
April Fool’s Day is a western festival. No one _________ exactly when and how April Fool’s Day began. However, there are some stories about _________ it came into being. One story _________ like this: in the sixteenth-century France, the start of the new year was on April first. It was celebrated _________ much the same way _________ it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night.
Then in 1562, Pope(教皇)Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world, and the new year fell on January first. There were some people, _________, who hadn’t heard or didn’t believe the _________ in the date, so they _________ to celebrate New Year’s Day on April first. _________ played tricks on them and called them “April fools”. They tried to make them believe that something false was __________. In France today, April first is called “April Fish”. French children fool their friends by sticking a paper fish to their friends’ __________. When the “young fool” __________ this trick, the prankster(恶作剧者)shouts “April Fish!”
Today Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on the first of April. One __________ trick on April Fool’s Day is __________ down to a friends shoe and saying, “Your shoelace is untied.” School children might tell a classmate that school has been canceled(取消). __________ the trick is, if you fail for the joke the prankster shouts “April Fool!”
【1】
A．knows
B．understands
C．believes
D．remembers
【2】
A．when
B．why
C．where
D．how
【3】
A．tells
B．goes
C．happens
D．writes
【4】
A．in
B．with
C．like
D．as
【5】
A．as
B．like
C．that
D．which
【6】
A．but
B．however
C．therefore
D．instead
【7】
A．origin
B．arrival
C．trick
D．change
【8】
A．starved
B．considered
C．continued
D．gained
【9】
A．Ones
B．Others
C．Many
D．Some
【10】
A．worldwide
B．obvious
C．true
D．seasonal
【11】
A．hands
B．faces
C．heads
D．backs
【12】
A．gathers
B．discovers
C．hides
D．awards
【13】
A．usual
B．original
C．common
D．foolish
【14】
A．putting
B．wiping
C．pointing
D．admiring
【15】
A．Whenever
B．Whoever
C．Wherever
D．Whatever
26、假定你是李华，你的外教老师Mr. Brown即将回国，请你给他写一封感谢信。内容包括:
1. 表达感激之情；
2. 回忆他在英语学习方面给你的帮助；
3. 祝他回国旅途愉快。
注意：1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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